nounEtymology: Greek kalos beautiful + eidos form + English -scope — more at idyllDate: 18171. an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns
2. something resembling a kaleidoscope: as
a. a variegated changing pattern or scene <

Kaleidoscope — Ka*lei do*scope, n. [Gr. ? beautiful + e i^dos form + scope.] An instrument invented by Sir David Brewster, which contains loose fragments of colored glass, etc., and reflecting surfaces so arranged that changes of position exhibit its contents… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Kaleidoscope — A kaleidoscope is a tube of mirrors containing loose colored beads, pebbles or other small colored objects. The viewer looks in one end and light enters the other end, reflecting off the mirrors. Typically there are two rectangular lengthwise… … Wikipedia